Shining a light on the Draconids

[Paul M]

Must be a slow news day. This from the Beeb: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-54450553

I don't for one minute expect this years Draconids to be spectacular, even the BBC story doesn't sell this event very well but perhaps I've been missing a trick. The first image in the link (at the time of posting) shows someone in Russia watching the 2018 Draconids by shining the broad beam of a flashlight into the sky! Might give it a try

I actually think the image relates to car advertising. I won't link to it here, its a Getty image and I don't fancy a $15 billion lawsuit for infringement.

[Waddensky]

Ah, the tears of the Dragon. The Draconids can be spectacular, with the 2018 outburst reaching a ZHR of 150. They are also exceptionally slow. The IMO Meteor Shower Calendar predicted two trail encounters, both happened last night between 1 and 2h UT but I've not seen reports or observations yet.

But news reports like this will most likely result in a lot of disappointed aspiring stargazers, unfortunately...